Bill Raftery is getting his chance to call the Final 4 on TV
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I agree. He is intelligent and makes excellent points but instead of commenting he constantly harps on each point taking away from the actual game analysis. His previous astute commentary with the old team is beginning to sound like haughty gotcha's. No better team than Bilas, Raf and Sean - so sad they split them up - perfect synergy.
Like yesterday during UNC v Vir... he couldn't let it go about one out of bounds play and how long it took to call it/figure it out.
and he does have one year of eligibility left.
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big mondays used to make it feel like the big east owned college basketball, and sean, billy and jay just seemed like they were ours; the joy and interest they brought to each broadcast -- not to mention their familiarity with the players, coaches and history of the conference -- made it seem like the big east was the only conference they cared about. (it didn't hurt that they were all big fans of both JB and s.u. to boot.)
the three of them combined to make the best broadcast team in any sport, college or pro, ever. period. they were so naturally funny and self-deprecating, and they played off of each other perfectly (for instance, there wasn't a single game where comments weren't made about billy drinking or that he never picked up the check at dinner).
and i loved the fact that jay not only went after the refs, but that he also let the ncaa have it as well, whether it concerned rules that he thought should be changed, or his refusal to refer to the play-in game as the first round of the ncaa tournament without adding that it was the round where the other 63 teams had byes.
you could tell the three of them knew they were a part of something special, and that their broadcasts were more than merely calling the games.
eventually new rivalries will form in the acc, and s.u. fans will become more acclimated with the players and coaches, but nothing will replace those big monday broadcasts.
the three of them combined to make the best broadcast team in any sport, college or pro, ever. period. they were so naturally funny and self-deprecating, and they played off of each other perfectly (for instance, there wasn't a single game where comments weren't made about billy drinking or that he never picked up the check at dinner).
and i loved the fact that jay not only went after the refs, but that he also let the ncaa have it as well, whether it concerned rules that he thought should be changed, or his refusal to refer to the play-in game as the first round of the ncaa tournament without adding that it was the round where the other 63 teams had byes.
you could tell the three of them knew they were a part of something special, and that their broadcasts were more than merely calling the games.
eventually new rivalries will form in the acc, and s.u. fans will become more acclimated with the players and coaches, but nothing will replace those big monday broadcasts.
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Wish we had him every year
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Hill's turrible
Nantz,Raf,and Bilas would be awesome.
Hes not bad as an in studio guy, shouldn't be on the final four team, would rather have Reggie Miller.